Clothes hamper



Jan 16, 1940. J. RUBIN CLOTHES HAIIPER Filed July 26, 1938 7 a 5 5 5MB 0m 7 7. 72 a P 2 7 F 1 s 2 w i 2 u 2 g 7 H z m 9 6 a 4 21m A f {n.1, a m J A m fl 5 H 7 J 25 corner members and extending into and held similarly joined by any suitable means as here- '30 frame. four corners of said frames and affixed thereto 30 Patented Jan. 16,1940 i v r i v v UNITED STATES t TENT OFFlCE cLo'ruEs HAMPER .loseph Rubin, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application July 26, 1938, Serial No. 221,371

7 Claims. (01. 217-17) The present invention. relates to a certain new Figure 3 represents a section on line 33 of I and useful construction in clothes hampers. It Figure 1. relates more particularly to hampers of the In the embodiment of the invention illusrigid-frame type as distinguished from the flex- 'trated in the drawing, the base designated gen- 5 ible woven-basket type. erally by the numeral 5 is preferably formed of (i It is the object of the present invention to a rectangular frame designated generally by the form a clothes hamper which, while having a numeral t, upon which rests, and to which is rigid frame, will have the advantages of the fastened, a baseboard 1 preferably perforated flexible woven-basket type insofar as it will be at suitable intervals as at 8. The base frame 5 ventilated throughout its sides, and one which is formed of the front frame member 8, the rear 0 can be inexpensively manufactured and one frame member Hi and the left side frame memwhich will neverthelessbe durable and service- 1081" ii and the right side frame member 12. able. These frame members may be fastened to each With the above and otherobj-ects in. view, other along mitered lines or may be tongued or 5 which will appear more fully from the following grooved or rabbeted at their juncture zones or 5 detailed description, the present invention conmay otherwise be fastened to each other by suitsists of a clothes hamper including a rigid base, able metallic fastenings.

a rigid upper frame in alignment with said base, t t e four Corners of the lower frame and having the same external contour as the u ta e Short l s iii are preferably p 'fi d d 0 20 base, and grooved rigid upright corner members raise the base off the floor M a s g t d s ance 20 intermediate the base and upper frame and Anupper f m de n generally y n m rrigidly connected with each at the corners there- 1 is Sim la ly formed of front frame member of, and a series of inclined andoverlapping slats 5, real" frame member H and left frame member extending horizontally between adjacent upright 8 and ight frame member Which y be by the grooves thereof generally to fill the space inabove indicated.

between the base and the upper frame to form Intermediate the base frame 6 and the upper ventilated sides for the hamper, and a hinged or frame 15, upr g Corner members DOSES other suitable lid associated with said upper 2!, 22 and 23 are pm de at e e pect ve The present invention consists of other novel by suitable fastening means, such as those infeatures and details of construction, all of which dicated at 24 by any other suitable means. The will appear more fully from the following decorner posts 20, M, 22 and 23 are preferably tailed description. quarter-round pieces of wood as indicated more 35 Fon the purpose of illustrating the invention, particularly in Figure 2, with grooves 25 exthere is shown in the accompanying drawing one tending along the two fiat faces 26 thereof, prefform thereof which is at present preferred, since erably the full length of the posts. "Within the the same has been found in practice to give grooves 25, thin wooden slats 21 are placed in satisfactoryfand reliable results, although it is the manner indicated in Figures 1, 2 and 3,

to be understood that the various instrumenwith each successive slat slightly overlapping the 40 talities of which the invention consists can be upper edge of the flat beneath it. The width of variously arranged and organized and that the the groove l5 and the thickness of the slats invention is not limited to the precise arrangeare so related to each other that the slats will ment and organization of the instrumentalities overlap each other only to a limited extent. The

5 as herein shown and described. slats are inserted in the grooves before the Referring to the drawing in which like refupper frame i5 is applied to the upper ends of erence characters indicate like parts, the posts.

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of a To the rear upper frame member l6 a lid clothes hamper embodying the present invention. 2B is hingedly secured by means of the hinges Figure 2 represents a section of line 2-4 of 29 to form an upper closure, as indicated par- 50 Figure 1 on a somewhat enlarged scale, showing ticularly in Figure 3. Suitable rubber bumpers the relationship between the base and one of 3d may also be provided on the front frame the corner posts and the inclined slats (the remember it to support the lid 2% level when in lationship is the same at each of the four corthe closed position indicated in Figure 3. u ners). While the slats 2'! overlap each other slightly,

the slats is not solid but is indeed such as to afford ventilation throughout the sides of the hamper, in somewhat the same fashion as a woven basket affords ventilation.

By the construction of the present invention, the hamper while possessing a rigid frame is provided with sides which are inherently flexible and resilient.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof, and it is therefore desired that the present embodiment be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is hereby claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

l. A clothes hamper comprising a polygonal shaped and generally rigid base, similarly shaped rigid upper frame, rigid upright corner posts intermediate the base and upper frame at each of the corners thereof, and affixed thereto, a pair of juxtaposed upright grooves in each of said corner members, with each groove in each corner member facing and being in operative alignment with a groove in each of the adjacent corner members, a series of thin flexible horizontal slats generally filling each of the spaces between the base and upper frame and adjacent corner members, with their ends projecting into said grooves and retained thereby and with each slat slightly overlapping the adjacent slat, the width of said groove and the thickness of said slats being so related to each other that the overlapping of the slats will be limited by the width of the groove.

2. A clothes hamper comprising a polygonal shaped and generally rigid base formed of an outlining frame and a baseboard generally filling the space Within the frame, a similarly shaped rigid upper frame, rigid upright corner posts intermediate the base and upper frame at each of the corners thereof, and afiixed thereto, a pair of juxtaposed upright grooves in each of said corner members, with each groove in each corner member facing and being in operative alignment with a groove in each of the adjacent corner members, a series of thin flexible horizontal slats generally filling each of the spaces between the base and upper frame and adjacent corner members, with their ends projecting into said grooves and retained thereby and with each slat slightly overlapping the adjacent slat, the width of said groove and the thickness of said slats being so related to each other that the overlapping of the slats will be limited by the width of the groove.

3. A clothes hamper comprising a polygonal shaped and generally rigid base formed of an outlining frame and a perforated baseboard generally filling the space within the frame, short legs in the corner of said base, a similarly shaped rigid. upper frame, rigid upright corner posts intermediate the base and upper frame at each of the corners thereof, and afiixed thereto, a pair of juxtaposed upright grooves in each of said corner members, with each groove in each corner member facing and being in operative alignment with a groove in each of the adjacent corner members, a series of thin flexible horizontal slats generally filling each of the spaces between the base and upper frame and adjacent corner members, with their ends projecting into said grooves and retained thereby and with each slat slightly overlapping the adjacent slat, the width of said groove and the thickness of said slats being so related to each other that the overlapping of the slats will be limited by the width of the groove.

4. A cabinet comprising a polygonal shaped and generally rigid base, a similarly shaped rigid upper frame, rigid upright corner posts intermediate the base and upper frame at corners thereof, and

afilxed thereto, an upright groove in each of said corner posts, each groove facing and being in operative alignment with a corresponding groove in the adjacent corner post, and a series of horizontal slats generally filling the space between the base and upper frame and adjacent corner posts, with their ends projecting into said grooves and with each slat partially overlapping the adjacent slat, and with each slat vertically supporting the slat above it.

5. A cabinet including at least one rectangular side having opposed frame members, said frame members each having a groove facing a similar groove in the opposed frame member, and a series of partially overlapped slats having their ends projecting into said grooves, the width of said groove and the thickness of said slats being so related to each other that the overlapping of the slats will be limited by the width of the groove.

6. A cabinet including at least one rectangular side having opposed frame members, said frame members each having a groove facing a similar groove in the opposed frame member, and a series of slats extending between said members and having their ends projecting into said grooves,

and with each slat partially overlapping and supporting the adjacent slat.

7. A cabinet including at least one rectangular side having generally vertical opposed posts, said posts each having a groove facing a similar groove in the opposed post, and a series of generally horizontal slats having their ends projecting into said grooves, and with each slat partially overlapping and contacting the adjacent slat, and with each slat vertically supporting the slat above it.

JOSEPH RUBIN. 

